Nautilus Aviation Heli Pty Ltd

Cairns, Queensland, Australia· Cairns Airport(YBCS)

✓ Approved by CASA· Approval CASA.141 FTO.0131

Nautilus Aviation Heli Pty Ltd at a glance

Nautilus Aviation Heli Pty Ltd is a flight school at Cairns Airport (YBCS) in Cairns, Australia. It offers training for Helicopter PPL, Helicopter CPL, Trial flights, Type ratings, Commercial pilot licence (CPL), and Private pilot licence (PPL). At Cairns Airport, 92% of daylight hours have weather suitable for training flights. The best months are August, October, and November; February is the most difficult. There are 2 other flight schools within 50 km.

Courses and training

Trial flights

This school offers trial flights.

Trial flight details ↗

Aircraft

Fleet details not published yet.

Typical flying weather at Cairns Airport

Share of daylight hours each month with weather suitable for training flights (cloud base at least 3,000 ft, visibility at least 5 statute miles / 8 km, wind no more than 20 knots, no thunderstorms, freezing conditions or snow).

88% Jan
88% Feb
89% Mar
90% Apr
92% May
92% Jun
93% Jul
94% Aug
94% Sep
95% Oct
96% Nov
90% Dec

From weather reports at Cairns (1 km from the airfield), 2016–2025.

Location

Airfield
Cairns Airport(YBCS)
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Source: CASA list of approved flight training organisations, and the school’s own website.Details last checked September 2026.

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